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020 _a9781526424341
_q(paperback)
020 _a9781526424334
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_q(epub)
060 _aWM 55.
245 0 0 _aDiversity and cultural awareness in nursing practice
264 1 _aLondon :
_bSage,
_c2020.
300 _aix, 205p.
490 _aTransforming nursing practice
500 _aCover note: "Mapped to the 2018 the NMC standards".
505 _aIntroduction; Chapter 1: Diversity, health inequality and nursing; Chapter 2: Diversity and cultural concepts of health; Chapter 3: Diversity, communication and health literacy; Chapter 4: Cultural competency; Chapter 5: Assessing the needs of diverse patients; Chapter 6: Spirituality, death, grief and loss; Chapter 7: Public health: meeting the needs of diverse communities; Chapter 8: Mental distress and cultural diversity
520 _aIt is vital that nurses providing person-centred care understand how culture and diversity affect patients' experience of health care. This text provides the knowledge, awareness and skills, ensuring that nursing students are able to communicate effectively with people from across the social spectrum. ; As a nurse responsible for providing person-centred care it is vital that you understand how culture and diversity affect patients' experience of health care.This book provides you with the knowledge, awareness and skills needed to successfully support, communicate and work with, individuals and families from a diverse range of backgrounds, religions, cultures, ethnicities and disabilities as well as from the LGBTQ community. Ensuring that you are able to work effectively as a nurse with people from across the social spectrum and tailor your nursing practice to the needs of the individual. Key theory will be carefully explained and then applied to the UK nursing context, and all content is up to date with the latest NMC standards, leaving you better prepared to thrive on your practice placements and in your nursing career.
650 _aNursing
650 _aCross-cultural studies
650 _aEquality
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650 _aEthnic groups
650 _aTranscultural health
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650 _aReligion
650 _aSpirituality
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700 1 _aBrathwaite, Beverley
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